Security News > 2020 > May > C-suite execs often pressure IT teams to make security exceptions for them

The C-suite is the most likely group within an organization to ask for relaxed mobile security protocols - despite also being highly targeted by malicious cyberattacks, according to MobileIron.

The study combined research from 300 enterprise IT decision makers across Benelux, France, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S., as well as 50 C-level executives from both the U.K. and the U.S. The study revealed that C-level executives feel frustrated by mobile security protocols and often request to bypass them.

Make security exceptions for the C-suite 68% of C-level executives said IT security compromises their personal privacy, while 62% said security limits the usability of their device, and 58% claimed IT security is too complex to understand.

"These findings highlight a point of tension between business leaders and IT departments. IT views the C-suite as the weak link when it comes to cybersecurity, while execs often see themselves as above security protocols," said Foster.

"In today's modern enterprise, cybersecurity can't be an optional extra. Businesses need to ensure they have a dynamic security foundation in place that works for everyone within the organization. This means that mobile security must be easy to use, while also ensuring that employees at every level of the business can maintain maximum productivity without interference, and without feeling that their own personal privacy is being compromised."

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